Best Chocolate Almond Crescents Recipes

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRESCENTS

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If you like chocolate-covered almonds, you're in for a treat. These buttery, crumbly cookies make a thoughtful holiday gift. -Vicki Raatz, Waterloo, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups finely chopped almonds
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1 to 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Sweetened shredded coconut, optional

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in almonds and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to shape., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape 2 teaspoons of dough into 2-in.-long logs; form each log into a crescent. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. If desired, sprinkle with coconut. Let stand until set. Cover dipped ends of cookies with waxed paper; dust undipped ends with confectioners' sugar. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 27mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

ALMOND-CHOCOLATE CRESCENTS

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These breakfast rolls are yummy enough to be a dessert. They look extra-special with a drizzle of melted chocolate. -Roxanne OBrien, Lyndhurst, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 8 rolls.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon shortening
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup almond paste

Steps:

Divide almond paste into eight portions; shape each into a small log. Set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth., Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles. Spread each with 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture; set aside remaining mixture for drizzling. Place one portion almond paste at wide end of each triangle. Roll up and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet; curve ends to form a crescent., Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with reserved chocolate mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 225mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED ALMOND CRESCENTS

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From my Mamaw's recipe collection.

Provided by Chrystal Cackler @journeyrock92

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup(s) butter, softened
1 cup(s) powdered sugar
2 - egg yolks
2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract
1 cup(s) 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Beat butter, powdered sugar, and egg yolks in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and almond extract at low speed until well blended.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. (If dough is too soft to handle, cover and refrigerate until firm.) Roll balls into 2 inch long ropes, tapering both ends. Curve ropes into crescent shapes. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. (Cookies will not brown.) Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Dip one end of each crescent in melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper; let stand until chocolate is set.